ni-√ 1. ci to pile up, heap up, collect, only in deriv. (cf. ni-kāya &c. above).
ni-√ 2. ci P. -ciketi, (pf. -cikāya, 3. pl. °kyur), to perceive, notice, observe, recognise, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] : Desid. -cikīṣate, to observe, watch, guard, [RV.]; [VS.]